The Vitor Roque fiasco at FC Barcelona may soon be over. Since the beginning of the transfer window, the Blaugrana leaders have been trying to part ways with him, despite his status as a very promising young Brazilian striker. The Catalans need money and Vitor Roque remains a player with a good market value, and therefore likely to bring back an interesting check for the Blaugrana bank account.
Six months after his arrival in Catalonia (16 matches, 2 goals), the Brazilian would be on the verge of having found his future destination. According to Relevothere is a strong chance that he will play for Sporting Portugal in the coming season. The next few hours will be crucial in the negotiations between the two clubs, who are discussing a price slightly higher than 30 million euros including bonuses.
On the rebound in Portugal?
With this amount, Barça would therefore recover the initial stake that the club had placed on the 19-year-old forward to snatch him from Athletico Paranaense, although with the bonuses, the total of the operation could climb to 60 million euros. This sale would also allow them to be in the green with regard to the financial fair play of La Liga and thus register Dani Olmo, in addition to being able to hope to recruit other players between now and the end of the summer market.
Without a future at Barcelona and eager to return to the Brazilian national team, the Timóteo native would be quite excited by the idea of a transfer to Sporting, to whom he gives priority. Deco, Barça’s sporting director, recently went to Portugal to negotiate the details of Roque’s transfer and the discussions seem to be going in the right direction. To be continued…
